• brain of a patient with multiple sclerosis. The two images on the left show iron content, with the top image displaying a whole brain slice and the bottom magnifying a lesion. The images on the right show oxygen extraction fraction, with the top image depicting a whole brain slice and the bottom magnifying a lesion.
    Creating toolset for oxygen metabolism mapping
    5/14/24

    The new technology could expand access to medical imaging and improve treatment for MS, Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders.

  • Thomas Brachmann, Kevin Cullinan and Gary Nottingham, the team in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Instrument Machine Shop.
    CAS Instrument Machine Shop makes research possible
    5/13/24

    The team works with faculty to plan, design, fabricate and repair the precision devices needed to conduct their work.

  • Jun Qu in the lab with UB's new mass spectrometer.
    UB’s new mass spectrometer can accelerate discoveries
    5/10/24

    The state-of-the-art machine can significantly speed discoveries of new drug targets and biomarkers.

  • Concept of research and investigators.
    Recruiting study participants with ResearchMatch
    5/9/24

    The free, web-based tool helps connect people interested in research studies with researchers from institutions like UB. 

  • Marijuana plants.
    Reclassification of cannabis
    5/8/24

    UB experts weigh in on the DEA's move to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance.

  • Illustration of a root canal.
    Next-gen treatment could reduce need for root canals
    5/7/24

    UB dental researcher Camila Sabatini has received a grant to study strategies for the regeneration of tooth defects.

  • A smart phone with the Truth Social app on screen, an image of Donald Trump in the background.
    Tale of two social media platforms for Donald Trump
    5/6/24

    Trump’s ability to attract news attention doesn't rely on a specific platform, but on his ability to engage users, says UB communication researcher Yini Zhang.

  • Fiona Ellsworth.
    UB geology student selected for Department of Energy program
    5/2/24

    Fiona Ellsworth will conduct research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on plants' response to drought.

  • First aid items needed to treat a wound.
    AI smartphones may help monitor chronic wounds from home
    5/1/24

    The technology, being developed at UB, could help millions of people and ease the busy health care system.

  • Confocal image of a macrophage (a type of white blood cell in the immune system) differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells shows that the human specific gene CHRFAM7A rearranges the actin cytoskeleton.
    Some of us have a uniquely human gene that enhances immune function
    5/1/24

    UB researchers are finding that the active form of this gene promotes a broad range of protective traits.

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